California Native Seeds and Plants 11 

WESTERN POPPY 
*Papaver californicum. ‘Western Poppy.’ Annual, 1 to 2 
feet. A slender, fragile plant with pretty pinnately divided, 
light green leaves. Flowers orange scarlet with pale yellow 
center. A rare species found occasionally on hillsides in partial 
shade. Packet, 25c. 
PENTSTEMON 
Excellent for the perennial border and rock gardens. 
*Pentstemon antirrhinoides. “Yellow Bush Pentstemon.” 
Shrub 3 to 6 feet high. Much branched with narrow light 
green leaves. Flowers large bright yellow. Packet, 25c. 
*Pentstemon azureus. ‘Blue Beard Tongue.’ Perennial, 1 
to 114 feet high. A spreading plant with many stems and nar- 
row leaves. Flowers rich blue produced in great profusion. 
Fine for borders and rock gardens. Packet, 25c; 4g ounce, 75c. 
*Pentstemon centranthifolius. ‘Scarlet Bugler.’’ Perennial 
2 to 4 feet high. Flowers tubular, bright vermilion, in narrow 
racemes 1 to 2 feet long. Very showy; blooms over long pe- 
riod. Packet, 25c; 14 ounce, $1.00. 
*Pentstemon cordifolius. ‘’Climbing Pentstemon.” ‘Scarlet 
Honeysuckle.” Shrub 6 to 8 feet high. A tall woody plant usu- 
ally growing among shrubs which it uses for support. Leaves 
heart-shaped, glossy green, resembling those of the garden 
fuchsia. Flowers large, brilliant orange scarlet. Packet, 25c. 
Penistemon eatonii. “Firecracker Pentstemon.’’ Perennial 
1 to 2 feet high. A rare species from mountain slopes border- 
ing the desert. Very showy vermilion scarlet, tubular flowers 
produced in great profusion. Packet, 25c. 
*Pentstemon heterophyllus. ‘’Violet Beard Tongue.” Peren- 
nial, 1 to 2 feet high. Of bushy spreading habit. Flowers rich 
blue or purple produced in great quantities. One of the best 
of our native perennial plants. Fine for borders and rock 
gardens. Packet, 25c; 4g ounce, 75c. 
Pentstemon heterophyllus purdyi. “Purdy’s Blue Bedder 
Pentstemon.”” Perennial 5 to 8 inches high. Forms a low mass 
of foliage from which rise many spikes of rich blue flowers. 
Fine for rock gardens. Packet, 25c. 
*Pentstemon laetus. “Frazier Mountain Pentstemon.’’ Peren- 
nial 1 to 2 feet high with rather narrow foliage; flowers rich 
blue or bluish purple. Fine for borders and rock gardens. 
Packet, 25c. 
*Pentstemon palmeri. “Palmer’s Pentstemon.” Perennial, 2 
to 4 feet high. Leaves smooth, often glaucous. Flowers large, 
flesh-colored to pink. One of the finest of the native pentste- 
mons. Packet, 25c. 
*Pentstemon spectabilis. ‘“‘Blue Pentstemon.” Perennial, 3 
to 6 feet high. Flowers in long spikes, and the richest com- 
bination of blue or purple. Packet, 15c; 14 ounce, 75c. 
*Pentstemon ternatus. ‘’Whorl-leaf Pentstemon.’’ Shrub, 4 
to 6 feet high, with several slender, arching stems. Leaves 
narrow, in whorls; flowers pale scarlet or terracotta color. 
Blooms in July and August. Packet, 25c. 
CREAM CUPS 
*Platystemon californicus. “‘Cream Cups.’ Annual, 6 io 10 
inches high. Cream colored flowers of the peculiar delicacy 
characteristics of the poppy family. Narrow leaves, slender, 
hairy stems and gracefully nodding buds. A charming little 
plant. Packet, 15c; ounce, $2.00. 
CALIFORNIA BUTTERCUP 
“Ranunculus californicus. ‘California Buttercup.” Peren- 
nial, 1 to 115 feet high. Flowers golden yellow. Generally 
found on grassy slopes on the north side of the foothills. 
Packet, 25c. 
MATILIJA POPPY 
Romneya coulteri. ‘‘Matilija Poppy.’”’ Perennial, 6 to 10 feet 
high. Blossoms often are 6 or 7 inches in diameter, pure glis- 
tening white with bright yellow centers. Seed is hard to 
germinate. Packet, 25c; 14 ounce, $1.00. 
THISTLE SAGE 
*Salvia carduacea. “Thistle Sage.’”” Annual, 1 to 2 feet high. 
An attractive plant with thistle-like woolly foliage. Flowers 
in large heads, clear, rich lavender. One of the most beau- 
tiful of the wild flowers. Packet, 15c; ounce, $1.00. 
*Salvia columbariae. “Chia.’’ Annual, 9 to 15 inches high. 
Leaves mostly basal, deeply cut, dull green. Flowers in 
whorls, deep blue; very attractive in large masses. Packet, 
15c; ounce, 80c; 14 pound, $2.40; pound, $8.00. 
INDIAN PINK 
“Silene laciniata. ‘‘Fringed Indian Pink.’ Perennial, 1 to 3 
feet, with many spreading branches. Flowers bright scarlet 
with edge of petals beautifully laciniated. Fine for rock gar- 
dens. Packet, 25c. 
BLUE EYED GRASS 
*Sisyrinchium bellum. “‘‘Blue Eyed Grass.” Perennial, 8 to 
15 inches high. A charming little plant belonging to the Iris 
family with light green grass-like foliage and forming clumps 
often 3 to 4 inches in diameter. The flowers are bright blue 
with yellow centers. Thrives best in heavy soil. Very pretty 
in borders and rock gardens. Packet, 25c. 
NIGHTSHADE 
*Solanum wallacei. ‘’Catalina Nightshade.” Shrubby pe- 
rennial, 3 to 5 feet high. A showy plant with rather heavy 
foliage. Flowers large, deep violet. Packet, 25c. 
*Solanum xanti. “‘Violet Nightshade.’” Shrubby perennial, 1 
to 3 feet high. Flowers deep violet blue. An attractive plant 
for groups and masses. Packet, 25c. 
GOLDEN ROD 
*Solidago confinis. ‘“Mountain Golden Rod.” Perennial, 2 to 
4 feet high from a spreading root system. Large heads of 
golden yellow flowers in summer. Grows in wet ground. 
Packet, 15c. 
DESERT MALLOW 
*Sphaeralcea ambigua. “Desert Mallow.” Shrubby peren- 
nial, 2 to 4 feet high, with many stems from the base. Leaves 
palmate, grayish green. Flowers about 1 inch in diameter, 
apricot buff, very showy. Has a long blooming season. Packet, 
20C. 
GOLDEN PRINCE’S PLUME 
Stanleya pinnata. “Golden Prince’s Plume.” Perennial, 2 to 
4 feet high from a somewhat woody base. Leaves light green, 
the lower ones commonly divided into narrow segments, the 
upper ones usually entire. Flowers bright yellow in long ter- 
minal racemes. Very showy. Packet, 25c. 
WOOLLY BLUE CURLS 
*Trichostema lanatum. “Woolly Blue Curls.” ‘’Romero.” 
Shrub, 2 to 5 feet high. Flowers blue in spikes often a foot 
long, the whole inflorescence clothed with a dense violet col- 
ored wool. Seed is often slow to germinate. Packet, 25c; 14 
ounce, 75c. 
DESERT VERBENA 
Verbena bipinnatifida. ‘‘Desert Verbena.” Perennial of 
spreading habit 1 to 114 feet high with greyish green fern-like 
foliage and covered with many clusters of beautiful lilac blos- 
soms. Packet, 25c. 
CALIFORNIA FUCHSIA 
*Zauschneria californica. “California Fuchsia.” ‘Humming 
Bird’s Trumpet.” “Balsamea.” Perennial, 1 to 2 feet high. 
Grayish green foliage and brilliant scarlet trumpet-shaped 
flowers appearing in fall. Useful for covering banks and fine 
for rock gardens. Packet, 25c. 
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SOUVENIR COLLECTION A 
California Wild Flower Seeds 
12 Choice Species in separate packets. All annuals of 
easy culture, including the— 
Blazing Star 
Wild Heliotrope 
Large Blue Gilia 
California Poppy 
Baby Blue Eyes 
Blue Lupine 
and six others equally beautiful. All enclosed in beau- 
tifully colored envelope, reproduced from water color 
painting of California Wild Flowers. Makes a very 
pleasing gift package. 
Collection Price $1.00 
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